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Terrible lizard : the first dinosaur hunters and the birth of a new science

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Terrible lizard : the first dinosaur hunters and the birth of a new science

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Cadbury, Deborah

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Science, Paleontology, Paleontology (General), Science/Mathematics, 19th century, Science / History, England, Fossils, 1790-1852, 1804-1892, History, Mantell, Gideon Algernon,, Owen, Richard,, Mantell, Gideon Algernon, 1790-1852, Owen, Richard, 1804-1892
Publisher
New York : Holt
Collection
inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks
Contributor
Internet Archive
Language
English
"A John Macrae / Owl Book."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 363-364) and index
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2011-10-20 16:43:01
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IA173101
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CH119624
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Canon EOS 5D Mark II
City
New York
Date-raw
June 2001
Donor
bostonpubliclibrary
Edition
1st American ed.
External-identifier
urn:oclc:record:1036897273[WorldCat (this item)]
urn:lcp:terriblelizard00debo:lcpdf:d878245e-f504-4768-a118-cf5e4fd7231a
urn:lcp:terriblelizard00debo:epub:92d39327-65fc-4851-9ca2-b57f67d9efe1
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (PZ)
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Reviewer: microcosme - favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite - June 7, 2019
Subject: Compelling story of Victorian naturalists
I had no idea about the initial discovery of dinosaur bones and how controversial they were. Nor did I know about the drama and skullduggery between the scientists of the day. Very interesting and readable.

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